“We support individuals living with mental health challenges to achieve outcomes they value.”

About the Role

• Part-Time Permanent Position Available (0.8 FTE)
• Classification: Nurses Award 2020 Level 3 with a salary range between $116,880 – $123,243 pro rata per annum or Health Professional & Support Services Award 2020 Level 3 with a salary range between $106,427 – $121,030 pro rata per annum + Superannuation
• Salary Packaging providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
• Location: Wellness Connect, Edwardstown SA.
• Generous above award pay and entitlements (see details below)

About Neami National

We’re big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life – and we give our all to support people to achieve the wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them.

For some people this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it might mean nurturing relationships, and for others, it could be building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. Everyone has different goals for their own life, and at Neami, we walk alongside people to help improve their quality of life, on their terms.

We are proud to support 32,000 people living with mental health challenges across Australia and offer more than 70 services, over 49 different Indigenous lands, across the nation. These include mental health and wellbeing supports, housing and suicide prevention services.

About your new role

Wellness Connect- Commonwealth Psychosocial Support Program provides short term, flexible and recovery orientated psychosocial support focused on capacity building and connection. The program is delivered by a consortium of multiple NGO agencies across Adelaide with Neami National as the lead agency.

As the Clinical Lead, you will lead a team of Intake and Assessment Officers and be responsible for providing clinical oversight and leadership to the intake and assessment of referrals to Wellness Connect. You will lead the implementation of the Intake Assessment and Referral- Decision Support Tool (IAR-DST) in a psychosocial context. You will also oversee demand management, waitlist support and allocation of consumers within the Wellness Connect Consortium. You will work closely with all consortium partners and support education and practice development to the consortium. You will work with the Service Manager, Peer Practice Lead and the Intake Team to ensure that program operations and practices are delivered in a way that is consistent with the over-arching service model principles of Wellness Connect and Collaborative Relational Practice.

What will Neami offer in return?

• Generous additional leave entitlements including 13 weeks Paid Parental Leave, 4 weeks Paid Partner Leave, 2 days Wellness Leave, 2 days additional Carer’s Leave and 3 days Compassionate Leave per occasion
• Access to paid study leave and discipline-specific paid external supervision
• Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Benestar – providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
• Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance

What you will bring to the role?

• Formal tertiary qualification in either psychology, social work, nursing, occupational therapy
• Substantial work experience delivering clinical interventions with consumers experiencing mental health challenges and accredited registration with a professional governing body such as AHPRA, AASW

What the role requires:

• National Criminal History Check (police check) – disclosable outcomes considered
• Current Working with Children Check – required before commencement of work
• Current AHPRA or AASW registration
• Current drivers licence
• Australian working rights

How to apply:

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description. If you have any further questions not addressed in the advertising words or position description, please contact:

Chloe Loveday | Service Manager | 0408806380 | [email protected]

Applications Close: Tuesday 31 October 2023

Be Yourself – Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.